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Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings

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Boston Bruins
2
Los Angeles Kings
▸7
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Boston Bruins 7-2. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Kings led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Drew Doughty's goal at 8:46 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.7 to 1.3; shots on goal were BOS 13, LAK 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 78% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 16 of 23 (.696), 4.3 goals below expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 11 of 13 (.846), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Quinton Byfield (1 G, 1 A), 2. Adrian Kempe (2 A), 3. Warren Foegele (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    Q. Byfield1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kempe2 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    W. Foegele1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS151701213
LAKLAK282837723

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    E. Lindholm(13)
    C. Koepke (7)
    backhandxG 0.16win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    0:19
  2. LAK
    A. Kopitar(18)
    A. Kempe (28), B. Clarke (24)
    backhandxG 0.23win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    2:43
  3. LAK
    W. Foegele(20)
    P. Danault (30), T. Lewis (5)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    19:31

2nd period

  1. BOS
    M. Geekie(25)
    P. Zacha (29)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-2
    2:07
  2. LAK
    D. Doughty(3)
    M. Anderson (13), Q. Byfield (25)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-3
    8:46
  3. LAK
    A. Kuzmenko(8)
    A. Kempe (29), J. Spence (20)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-4
    17:38

3rd period

  1. LAK
    Q. Byfield(19)
    K. Fiala (22), A. Laferriere (19)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +5 ptsVideo
    2-5
    4:05
  2. LAK
    T. Jeannot(7)
    B. Clarke (25), J. Edmundson (12)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +1 ptsVideo
    2-6
    9:20
  3. LAK
    S. Helenius(2)
    J. Edmundson (13), T. Jeannot (6)
    wristxG 0.05Video
    2-7
    16:03

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·LAK 8 PIM

2nd

  • 9:14LAKMikey Anderson · Trippingdrawn by Vinni Lettieri2 min
  • 14:13LAKDarcy Kuemper · Goalie leave crease2 min
  • 14:13BOSJeremy Swayman · Goalie leave crease2 min
  • 14:13LAKDarcy Kuemper · Roughing removing opponents helmetdrawn by Marat Khusnutdinov2 min
  • 14:13BOSMarat Khusnutdinov · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Darcy Kuemper2 min

3rd

  • 6:07BOSMorgan Geekie · Roughingdrawn by Brandt Clarke2 min
  • 6:07LAKBrandt Clarke · Interferencedrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
LAK goalBOS goalFinal: LAK 100%

Biggest swing: Drew Doughty, 2nd 8:46 — LAK 53% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.24A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.23T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.19A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.17A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.16T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.14A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.11W. Foegele · Goal · xG 0.10Q. Byfield · Goal · xG 0.10A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.09A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.09A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.09A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.08D. Doughty · Goal · xG 0.08K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.06V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.06A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.06T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.05Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.05S. Helenius · Goal · xG 0.05A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.05T. Jeannot · Goal · xG 0.04T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.04K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.04A. Kuzmenko · Goal · xG 0.03Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.03B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.02J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.02A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.02K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.02W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.02M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK7 G · 2.7 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsLAK
1.32 G
All situations
7 G2.7
0.82 G
Even strength
7 G2.7
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 61 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS22%78%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.21 – 2.66

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

BOSvsLAK
13
Shots on goal
23
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/1
Power play
0/0
6
Penalty minutes
8
24
Hits
13
8
Blocked shots
12
15
Giveaways
15
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6M. LohreiD000-300.03010—20:54
20H. JokiharjuD000-310.13000—20:27
29P. WotherspoonD000020.08010—20:12
88D. PastrnakR000010.18110—20:00
52A. PeekeD000-310.01330—19:58
91N. ZadorovD000-100.00100—19:20
11C. MittelstadtC000010.071006718:31
79M. CallahanD000000.04000—17:37
18P. ZachaC011-200.003001316:51
39M. GeekieC101-210.151027515:28
92M. KhusnutdinovC000000.00102015:28
28E. LindholmC101-110.161104715:13
23F. LysellR000-120.14300—14:45
45C. KoepkeL011-100.02100—14:17
95V. LettieriC000-120.213006713:41
94J. LaukoC000-300.04100012:44
19J. BeecherC000-200.001102511:53
38P. BrownC000-210.013002510:41
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(L)23167.6962.69-4.3160:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).